New Ulm weekly review., 1887-08-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

There is considerable excitement at A
4 bert Lee. over the discovery, q few miles.
!Enorthwest OF this city, OF natural gas.
I Several wells having already been found in
lover twenty places. 1t rushes forth with.
! such force as to be heard ten or fifteen
| rods, and when ignited burns to the height
OF from ten to thirty feet. One well burned
three weeks, and other various lengths of
| time. They were put out for lear OF fire
1 being communicated to the buildings near
by.
| There are in the United States eleven.
! archbishops with the prospects OF another
| in st. Paul. Each one has more or less
suffragan bishops. In this province there
are four-St. Paul. Sault Ste. Marie, Queen
! Bay and La Crosse. and the vicariate-
tapostolic OF Mortimer Minnesota and Da-s
kota. This includes all OF Wisconsin, Min
nesot Dakota and North Michigan. It is
proposed to leave Wisconsin and North.
Michigan as they are at present, and di-
vide up Minnesota and Dakota. adding
two new dioceses. This will make the
new province OF ST. Paul to- include the
present diocese, a new diocese in Southern
Minnesota, and two dioceses in Dakota
instead OF one vicariate-apostolic. The
new archdiocese will then include the same
territory as the original diocese cf ST.
| Paul, when the late Bishop Cretin took
charge of it in 1852.
The city council advertises for bids for
the purchase of SIS, 900 park bonds, and
SIC, 900 sewer bonds. both to be issued in
sums OF $1,000, to run twenty years and
draw 5 per cent interest.
Statistics compiled by the auditor show
that in 1886, 12,SSl acres OF wheat were
sown in Otter Tail county and the crop
was 2, ,4O3, ,7S5, bushels. The number OF
acres of oats were 27,202, bushels, 1905
225. This year there were 122, ,43O acres
OF wheat, and OF oats %, S32.
The state fair is Co be held this fall from
Sept to II inclusive.
The state railroad commissioners fix a.
general tariff OF two and half cents gall
Ion on milk over the Milwaukee road.
The Clark House property corner Fourth.
and Hennepin Minneapolis, sold for ST.
626 per foot, said to be the highest price
paid for Flour City dirt.
Gen. w. D. Washburn has donated b.
costly and handsome cup as a prize in the
interstate rifle matches at Fort Smelling
each year. The emp was manufactured by
Tiffany & Co. OF New York and is OF special
design. It will be shot for the first time
at the coming tournament OF the Nntional
Guard Rife association at Fort Smelling
in October.
The State Normal School Board elected
VIM. S. Pattee OF Northfield president for
a term OF three years. All three schools,
were reported in f1ourishing condition.
1t was thought that the $50, 900 appropri-
alton OF the legislature would not be suffi-
Gent to erect the Moorhead school in con-
sequence OF the great advancement in raw.
material and labor. 1t was decided to re-
arrange the plans so that the sum would
cover the expenditure, and for that reason
the question was held in allegiance.
f. / D. .
sented to the council by Mrs. j. II. Easton,
a spiritualist physician, for medical aid
furnished Aleck White last Fourth OF July.
Mrs. Easton's diagnosis discovered no bod
lily injury, while a regular physician found
a rib broken'and forced into the lung three.
other ribs being disIocated.
D. H. Mcmillan, of St. Cloud, became,
suddenly viol lently insane.
Louis c. Scherer, OF New Ulm, has been
appointed a cadet to West Point.
Allen King fatally shot August Shultz
near Waverly. ShuItz claimed the land
and attempted to burn the house of King
Warden Stordock's penitentiary report
for the fical year ending July 81 states
that the cost OF supplies, salaries, etc,
was S64, 227 ,O1. The aggregate is a bout
the same as that OF the preceding year,
but during the present administration the
salaries OF all guards and attendants have
been raised 81
The twentieth annual fair OF the Rice
County Union Agricultural society will be
held Sept. 6, and Z.
At Fridley, during thunder storm
lightning struck a barn on Mai. Fridley's
farm, and destroyed grain and farming
utensils valued at 81: 500.
At New Ulm, Adolph Zeiter, Sr., propri-
etor OF the Dakota house and well known
citizen, died aged sjxty-one. Mr.. Zeiter
was one OF the first settlers OF New Ulm,
and has been proprietor OF the Dakota
house since 1859. He was also defender
OF New Ulm in 1862.
A representative meeting Of the congrega-
ton OF Westminster Presbyterian church
st. Paul was held and. after.;l harmonious
session. issued unanimous call to Rev.
w. D. Roberts, A. B., D. D. to occupy the
pastorate made vacant by the resignation
Of Rev. c. c. Herriot.
The twenty fifth anniversary OF the bat
tie OF New Ulm will be Celebrated at New
Ulm Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. % and
"a. An attractive programme has been
arranged.